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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts) Tue Jun 24, 2025, 09:10 PM Jun 2025

Democrats finally pick a fresh face for key House leadership role

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/24/2329849/-Democrats-finally-pick-a-fresh-face-for-key-House-leadership-role?

Democrats finally pick a fresh face for key House leadership role

by Alex Samuels
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:00:05p CDT

House Democrats on Tuesday selected California Rep. Robert Garcia to lead their side on the influential Oversight Committee, marking a clear win for the party’s younger wing in its ongoing effort to wrest more leadership roles from the old guard establishment.

The secret ballot result was 150 votes for Garcia, and 63 for Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, NBC News reports.

Garcia’s rise followed a four-person race that also included Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Kweisi Mfume of Maryland. Just two terms into his House career, his appointment signifies a sharp break from Democrats’ tradition of favoring seniority. At 47, he is the least tenured Democrat to lead a committee.

“It is an opportunity for us to continue holding Donald Trump’s corruption accountable and also doing remarkable work on government reform,” Garcia told reporters after his victory.

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Democrats finally pick a fresh face for key House leadership role (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 2025 OP

Glad Garcia won Bettie Jun 2025 #1

That fresh face was a Republican until just a few years ago. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2025 #2

That concerns me a lot SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #5

First I've heard of the man, but I hope he practices his lines for the reporters better than he did here AZJonnie Jun 2025 #3

So I guess there goes the experience argument SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #4

Bettie

(19,876 posts)

1. Glad Garcia won

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Tue Jun 24, 2025, 10:28 PM

Jun 2025

I expected them to go with the 70 year old based on past behavior.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,079 posts)

2. That fresh face was a Republican until just a few years ago. Nt

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Tue Jun 24, 2025, 10:52 PM

Jun 2025

SocialDemocrat61

(8,035 posts)

5. That concerns me a lot

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 07:23 AM

Jun 2025

I don’t understand why he was picked over Jasmine Crockett.

AZJonnie

(4,024 posts)

3. First I've heard of the man, but I hope he practices his lines for the reporters better than he did here

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 01:26 AM

Jun 2025

"continue holding Donald Trump’s corruption accountable"

What?

"and also doing remarkable work on government reform"

I cannot think of a single bit of 'government reform' that has happened under this administration or this Congress that I approve of. We should be STOPPING the 'government reform' that is happening now, not cheerleading it.

MHO, FWIW.

SocialDemocrat61

(8,035 posts)

4. So I guess there goes the experience argument

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 05:17 AM

Jun 2025

that they used to reject AOC 6 months ago. My only concern is that he’s a former Republican who worked in the Bush campaign.

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